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Aquatlantic (2020)

In this graphic novel, Aqualantics maintain a fragile peace with their "surface brothers"―as long as their world remains a myth. But when an actor who plays the character of the "indefensible Earthman," all cynicism and vulgarity, is gradually possessed by his role, a chain reaction jeopardizes the entire kingdom and the uneasy peace between the two species. Giorgio Carpinteri’s sheer graphic brilliance ― fusing aspects of Futurism, Cubism, Russian Constructivism, and German Expressionism with echoes of Bauhaus and distinct whims of Art Deco ― would be enough to carry this brilliant fantasy, but Aqualantic is also a lyrical, allegorical masterpiece exploring the relationship between the conscious and unconscious, the known and the unknown. Full-color illustrations throughout.

The Grande Odalisque (2021)

Alex and Carole, friends since childhood, are now (literal) partners in crime. But the heist - to steal the Ingres painting The Grande Odalisque from the Louvre in Paris - is too much for the duo to handle, so they bring in Clarence, a bureaucrat''s son with a price on his head by a Mexican drug cartel and, more importantly, an arms dealer. Next is Sam, a stunt motorcyclist and boxer by trade, who proves trigger happy with tranquilizer darts. Using soda can smoke bombs, rocket launchers, and hang gliders, Alex, Carole, and Sam set off a set of circumstances that results in a battle with the French Special Forces - and their partnership, which was on the rocks, will never be the same again. Ruppert and Mulot, two of the most innovative comic creators in the world, team up with multiple Angouleme prize winner Bastien Vives to bring you this impossibly funny, violent, and sexy action-packed thriller.

Colere Noir (Humanoids-2003)

Written by Thierry Smolderen. Art and cover by Philippe Marcele. This European Thelma & Louise begins with a supermarket robbery in which Marielle's son and Stella's husband are killed. Afterwards, Marielle isn't recovering the way she's supposed to because she hasn't followed the path laid out by her psychologist and her ex-husband. She has to find her own way to live with the results of the trauma, both physical and psychological. When she sees the gunman again and no one, not even the police, believes her, she and Stella, who's been hiding a violent secret of her own, decide to handle their own surveillance and revenge. Along the way, they become lovers as well as compatriots.

 

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Diabolical Summer (2019)

Written by Thierry Smolderen. Art by Alexandre Clerisse. A groovy spy thriller and coming-of-age tale set in the Go-go days of the 1960s, done in a chic, retro style sure to charm readers. For 15-year-old Antoine, the summer of 1967 will prove to be an unforgettable one full of new discoveries: a secret agent from nowhere, a mysterious troubled girl, and the disappearance of his father—all happening within two days! These events and more conspire to turn his life upside down and into something he could never have imagined.

Cat Hates World (Scanlation) (2020)

by Kathrin Klingner. Every weekend Caffè Latte foam for drunken bachelorette parties in Hamburg's Kiez. Friends who don't hold back on well-intentioned advice about relationships. Colleagues who recommend facial hair removal without being asked. The everyday life of the misanthropic protagonist, the cat, is a sequence of tragic and comic situations that the cat endures stoically and in silence. Kathrin Klingner, born 1979, studied art at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam and illustration in Hamburg, where she still lives and works.

Little Josephine - Memory in Pieces (2020)

by Valerie Villieu, Raphaël Sarfati (Illustrations). A first-hand account of the most unlikely friendship between a visiting nurse and her Alzheimer's patient, Josephine. When Valérie first met Josephine, she knew she would be embarking on a unique journey. Though vastly different in age, their connection was instantaneous. Humor quickly became their language, their playground, and despite the debilitating disease that Joséphine faced every single day, they were able to form a beautiful friendship that transcended the reaches of modern medicine.

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Aion (2019)

Script by Ludovic Rio - Art by Ludovic Rio. Captain Lexi Neel thought she’d sacrificed years of life with her daughter when she left Earth on a decades-long journey through the depths of space. But when a distress signal takes her out of hypersleep years ahead of schedule, she finds herself on the mysterious moon Aion, home to exotic wildlife and a research station dedicated to study of the moon’s “particularities.” It might mean a chance to start over as if she never left… As Lexi is about to learn, time is an experience.

Atomic Empire (2019)

An astonishing and captivating original graphic novel by Thierry Smolderen and Alexandre Clérisse. Inspired by a real psychological case, Atomic Empire is both a psychiatric enigma and a space opera.

Atom Agency 01 - The Begum's Jewels (2019)

Script by Yann - Art by Olivier Schwartz. Atom Vercorian is trying to make it as a private detective in post-war Paris, and he just needs that one big case to make a name for himself. His father, a police detective, isn’t making any headway in the case of a jewelry theft in the south of France. Atom, however, gets a lead that takes him and his partners, Mimi and Jojo, south to Marseille, where they meet ex-resistance fighters, gangsters, and henchmen. With audacity and enthusiasm, Atom and his cohorts dance their way through the worlds of organized crime, pro wrestling, and the ultra-rich in the pursuit of Miss France 1930’s stolen jewels. This could be Atom’s big break—if he survives the experience!

Ghost Money

Handling ? Surveillance? Information? The team of contractors gathered by Kendricks, a veteran of the war against terrorism of the years 2000, enjoys the unconditional support of the new neoconservative American administration. The challenge ? A secret that could waver all our certainties. Their target? A young billionaire who jumps over time zones with disconcerting ease and frequent the most closed business circles. At the forefront of technology in the 2020s, will Kendricks' plan with his men break through this aura of mystery? They do not know yet, but the Lady of Dubai has ample means to defend herself. Otherwise to counter-attack.

Negative Exposure

The Manga by way of Europe masterpiece featuring art by fan favorite Enrico Marini ("Gypsy Raptors, Black Pearl) is completely redone in this volume collecting the 4-issue mini-series, along with two bonus issues and brand-new coloring! 

Follow the exploits of incompetent investigative reporter Oliver Varese, who has a knack for attracting both beautiful women and danger as he travels the globe on assignment. From Red Square, to Hong Kong, to Geneva, Oliver chases down the truth amid international intrigue ripped from the headlines. Investigative journalism is harder than it seems: beautiful women, fast cars, dangerous assignments, and other things that are too much for Oliver Varese to handle can all be found in Negative Exposure.

Gypsy

Gipsy (in some translations spelled as "Gypsy") is a French science fiction comic series drawn by Italian-Swiss artist Enrico Marini and written by Thierry Smolderen. The eponymous main character is a charismatic Roma truck driver who works on a worldwide net of motorways as a freelance trader with his own large truck.

The series is drawn in a style that combines elements from the ligne claire school, American comics, and Japanese manga, and was first published in 1992 by Dargaud. It has six volumes so far published as of 2010. It has also been translated from the original French to German, Dutch, Danish and English, and rights have been sold in multiple other languages.